Dr. Steven Chase

Biography

Steven Chase uses brain-computer interfaces to study motor learning and skill acquisition. His work provides an understanding of how movement information is represented in networks of neurons in the brain and informs the development of neural prosthetics. Chase is jointly appointed in the Biomedical Engineering Center and the Neural Basis of Cognition, and holds courtesy appointments in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Robotics Institute. He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, Dean’s Early Career Fellowship, and is a Wimmer Faculty Fellow for 2013-14. His research has been supported by NIH, NSF, DARPA, IARPA, the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, the Shurl Kay Curci Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The research in his lab focuses on developing novel computational and experimental techniques to investigate the neural basis of motor control and motor learning, utilizing brain-computer interfaces (BCI) that enable direct interaction with devices using recorded neural activity. Current investigations include the neural basis of skill acquisition, motor learning transfer, and subcortical contributions to learning. Ultimately, this basic understanding aims to inform the fundamental limits of motor control processes and facilitate the development of new neural prosthetic devices, with an emphasis on designing new BCI decoding algorithms to enhance performance and expedite clinical translation.

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